Apr 22

Amazon Kindle Fire Plays Nice With Xbox SmartGlass

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Amazon Kindle Fire Plays Nice With Xbox SmartGlassIt was nearly a year ago when Microsoft first launched the Xbox SmartGlass, where an app for the Android version of the Xbox SmartGlass was also introduced sometime last year, seeing an update earlier this month which allowed it to play nice on Android-powered tablets – which is a good thing, of course. Well, there was a major cop out of sorts since support for Amazon’s range of Kindle Fire tablets was not available for a while since Amazon’s range of tablets have been so heavily modified, that plenty of Android apps are unable to run on those Amazon tablets as such.

It is then nice to hear that things have changed for the better, as Amazon has now rolled out a version of Xbox SmartGlass just meant for owners of the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD tablets. Considering how Amazon has laid claim to selling “millions” of either device, it would translate to a potentially larger audience to make full use of the Xbox SmartGlass app.

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Nov 06

Xbox Smartglass now available on iOS

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Xbox Smartglass is now available on iOS. After making its debut on Android and on Windows 8 tablets last month, the companion app for Xbox 360 is now released on iOS as an update to its Xbox Companion for iOS. Xbox SmartGlass will allow your iPhone and iPad to work with your Xbox 360 console. With Xbox Smartglass, you can navigate your Xbox 360 with swipe and tap, use your phone’s keyboard to type to your Xbox 360, browse the Internet on your Xbox 360 with full keyboard and zooming, and search the full Xbox catalog of music, video, and games. You can also track and compare your achievements with your Xbox friends and play, pause, fast forward, rewind, and stop videos and music on your Xbox 360. It’s compatible with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch running iOS 5 and above. You can get Xbox Smartglass here.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Sony Reader for iOS gets launched, Why Apple May Be Ditching Fake Leather, Felt, And Bookshelves,

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Oct 26

Xbox SmartGlass now available in Google Play, brings console integration to Android

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Xbox SmartGlass now available in Google Play, brings console integration to Android

Hot on the heels of the Dashboard update for the Xbox 360, Microsoft’s SmartGlass integration is now a reality for Android 4.0 users. The companion app branches out from the earlier My Xbox Live app for Android and allows direct control of some console features from Google-powered gear. While Windows Phone users will find the tightest integration of all, the Android port still lets users steer through the Dashboard, input text, browse the web (with zooming), search for local content, and control media playback. Players can still chat with their friends and modify their Xbox profile if they’re not planning to lurk around the system all day. The interface is strikingly similar to past releases (including Android) and still demands at least an 800 x 480 screen for admission — sorry, Wildfire S fans. You’ll find a full roster of features after the break, and can hit up Google Play at the source link below for your own remote.

Jon Fingas contributed to this report.

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Xbox SmartGlass now available in Google Play, brings console integration to Android originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 02

Windows 8’s stock apps get pictured, tease its final build

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Windows 8's stock apps get pictured, tease its final build

Microsoft might be wavering on the well established Metro moniker that it ascribes to its flat, live tile design aesthetic, but that doesn’t make it any less pervasive in Windows 8’s final build. Care to see? Impatient Windows fans have pilfered a handful of screenshots from Google and Windows Store previews, revealing what appears to be the final look for several of Windows 8’s apps. Gumshoes at the Neowin forums uncovered fresh previews of the Photos, Mail, Messaging, People, Calendar Xbox music, Xbox video and Xbox SmartGlass applications. Liveside followed up on the forum’s findings with a peek at the OS’ baked in Bing integration. The camera interface’s crop and video playback features make an appearance too, as do the operating system’s legacy time wasters: Solitaire, Minesweeper and Mahjong — slacking off never looked so good. Check them out for yourself in the gallery below, and agonize over how far away October 26th suddenly seems.

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Windows 8’s stock apps get pictured, tease its final build originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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